Re: [Amc-list] OT: Finding a coolant leak...

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could use a cooling system pressure tester.  If the cooling system won't hold the rated pressure for awhile (say 15 minutes) you've got a leak.

Joe Fulton


--- On Thu, 1/8/09, A Griffith <arfonrg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: A Griffith <arfonrg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Amc-list] OT: Finding a coolant leak...
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:39 PM
> Okay, NOT one of my Rambers but a Dodge....
> 
> We've got a 2002 Dodge Dakota and it has a coolant
> leak.  After it heats up, I 
> can smell anti-freeze when I walk in front of the car. 
> There's no visible 
> leaks so I took it to the dealer and they said it was a
> leaky radiator...
> 
> Well, a $300 radiator and many cuts and scratches later I
> STILL smell the 
> leak!
> 
> Can anyone give me some tips on how to find the problem???
> 
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